Re: [Visualpython-users] Help with SciPy

[Gary P. <gp...@ri...>]

I'll bet you're using python 2.4

I'm still using 2.3 for exactly one reason:  there are Windows binaries 
available for scipy.  Not yet for 2.4, although someone over there said 
that they should be arriving a a few weeks.

Bruce says he has coexisting 2.4 and 2.3 on a Windows box.  I haven't 
had the guts to try it.

If you want to compile for  2.4, I might be able to help you.  I have 
tried to compile for Windows.  I got distracted before I succeeded, but 
I was close.  Probably better to join the discussion group SciPy-user.  
The people on that group are just incredibly responsive.  Solutions to 
problems are usually posted within minutes.  Many problems are 
installation problems on various platforms.

Easier:  use python 2.3, use binaries.  Two paths:  use the installer on 
thier website.  Even easier: install the Enthon Edition of python
( http://www.enthought.com/downloads/downloads.htm#download ),
and you will automatically get scipy and *lots* of other goodies.  
(Assumes an ocean of empty disk space.)  The Enthon edition is a 
one-click install. 

And you are right: compiling on Windows is not for the novice or faint 
of heart.  BTW, plenty of people have had no problem with their 
instructions.  Apparantly, it does work.  I've not been one of the 
fortunate ones :)

FWIW, I think scipy is fabulous.

You can contact me off-line, but warning: Friday p.m. I'm going out of 
town for about 10 days.

-gary

Rodney Dunning wrote:

>Colleagues,
>
>I'm curious if anyone is using the SciPy package, and if so, how did
>you get it set up?  I'm trying to learn how to wrap C and/or Fortran
>(with f2py, for example) routines in my Python code to achieve a
>performance boost, but I can't even get the libraries installed
>correctly.  The documentation at SciPy.org looks like it's written for
>experts.  I can't understand it.  I don't think I'm stupid, but maybe
>I am.  I've completely removed my Python installation twice to start
>from scratch, but in the end I get strange errors I can't interpret.
>
>It seems everyone is using this package, so it can't be that hard to install.
>
>Can anyone give me some help?  If anyone would be willing to contact
>me off-list and walk me through the process of getting f2py, weave,
>etc. ready to go, I would really appreciate it.
>
>I'm attempting to build the libraries on a standard Windows-XP
>machine.  Thank you.
>
>--
>Rodney Dunning
>Assistant Professor of Physics
>Birmingham-Southern College
>
>
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